You will now have a folder called Firefox which has all the Firefox bits. You might (which I do.) want to rename it to "firefoxportable" (Without the quotes.)

In that folder:

Create a new folder called "profile" (Without the quotes.)

Create a new file called "firefoxportable" (Without the quotes.).

Give the file "firefoxportable" excutable permissions.

Put this code in that file:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#Version 0.0.8
#Put together by Alexander S.T. Ross (abushcrafter)
#Based on the luncher from: https://www.privacyfoundation.de/wiki/PortableLinuxApps
#Also based on the luncher from: http://portools.com/apps/iceweasel-portable

#Works with any mozzila base based app like Firefox,ThunderBird,SongBird,SunBird,Fennec (Firefox Mobile),Seamonkey,etc.

#The reason for the bit of code, for disabling error output of the $app. Is because if you are for instants using Firefox, some addons like ReadItLater reviles (In a URL) your password and user-name of your ReadItLater account. This info then ends up in the system log: "/tmp/xerrs.log".

#ChangeLog ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2010/10/31 Alexander .S.T. Ross (abushcrafter) Email: <http://www.google.com/recaptcha/mailhide/d?k=01uNeUuXxeNm9FA3Zciuoqzw==&c=nVfKeb7kjqZVVIQanqJwEC2DP5zrALkSERTopYvj_pU=>
# * 0.0.7: Now finds out what the current version of the Mozilla app is. Thanks to my dad.
# * 0.0.7: Now gives you a splash screen telling you that Mozilla app is now closed.
# * 0.0.7: Added some Debug/Info echos.
# * 0.0.7: Removed Dingo's <http://dokupuppylinux.co.cc/> Puppy Linux font fix as it's fixed in newer versions of Puppy Linux (.E.G. Lupu 5.*.* (Might have not been fixed in first few version?)).
# * 0.0.7: Removed nooby mistakes of mine. .E.G. variables being exported, "exec" being used to run the Mozilla app.

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Posted: Thu 06 May 2010, 15:57 Post subject:

modifying executable name, also Thunderbird can become portable with this script

I have only a problem with firefox portable: menu fonts are too small, tried already tricks with userChrome.css, without success_________________replace .co.cc with .info to get access to stuff I posted in forum
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Posted: Fri 07 May 2010, 08:17 Post subject:

yes, it works

meanwhile I discovered that creating a chrome subdir in profile dir, and putting into an userChrome.css file, it solves the small fonts menu, but your trick is also needed for better rendition in form fields and elsewhere in page modules

@Dingo Thanks for adding that feature. Hope you when not asking for suggestions from me! I don't know much at all. I still need to read some bash manuals! I have been living of dad telling me how to do little things like setting a viable! BTW could you increase the version number in you post's code to 0.0.4 please.

I suspect this can be related with libpng version in Puppy, I have yyet tried with a firefox version compiled in Puppy_________________replace .co.cc with .info to get access to stuff I posted in forum
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Hey guys I was just investigating fonts problem in firefox today (not portable one, will get to that so yeah firefox is there in dpup by default and has nice fonts but when I renamed .mozilla dir they've apeared bad by default so I looked into original dir that was there, I found out these lines in prefs.js in profile dir:

It can be probably tweaked manually thru about:config when filtering search with "fonts" but if it's new profile which doesn't have prefs.js created yet you can just make new file with those lines only inside and fonts should be ok._________________Dpup 487 | Puppy Gallery | My photo gallery | mtPaint works

New version of script!
Version=0.0.8_________________adobe flash is rubbish!
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hey!!!
i can say again that this forum is GREAT!!!!
I was looking for a solution to run both FF3.6 and beta 4
and it seems, i can do it with this script

Oh yes and Thanks.

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Update7: New script to do it all for you._________________adobe flash is rubbish!
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